Connecting rod problems
#1
Connecting rod problems
My chassis manual states that the piston pin to connecting rod assembly should be a 'press fit', but I'm not exactly getting at currently - my current piston heads need replacing with some .040 OS heads, and I'm having to pound the old piston pins with a hammer to even move them a bit, heat/cold or not. Is it normal for them to be this tight, or should I do something to the rods before assembling the new pistons? Thanks.
#2
you need to take them to a machine shop. you have to have the right holders and a rod heater. if you are pounding on them you may have already damaged the rod but let a engine machine shop handle it. it is NOT a do it yourself project.
#10
550°C is over 1,000°F, and is when things just begin to glow red hot.
I doubt you got it to 550°C with a heat gun, and you would definitely not have been able to hold it at that temperature without burning the glove.
- Eric
I doubt you got it to 550°C with a heat gun, and you would definitely not have been able to hold it at that temperature without burning the glove.
- Eric
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